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If you invested $10,000 in gold, Bitcoin, silver and oil when Khamenei was killed, here's how much you'd have today
Four and a half months later, here is what $10,000 placed in each of five assets that Friday afternoon would be worth today. Two of the five made money, and neither of them is the one that was supposed to. For context, this is how this was calculated: Prices are closing levels on Friday, February 27, 2026, the last trading session before the attack, compared with the most recent close. Oil (WTI), gold, silver and copper are front-month futures, which last settled on Friday, July 10. Bitcoin trades continuously and is priced as of Sunday, July 12.
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